It is a distinct point of pride in my family that we are as Irish Catholic (and French Canadian!) as our names suggest: McCoy, O’Neil, Fealy, Ouellet. My mother frequently amused us with stories about how her parents attended separate Catholic parishes. Just a few blocks apart, one was Irish, the other was French, and…
Discussing Pope’ Francis’ latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, panelists critiqued the lack of women’s voices and questioned what this omission says about the role of women in the Catholic Church and in society, among numerous other topics, in a panel on Tuesday.
BC Theology professor Kristin Heyer expected the meeting to be quite formal, but instead laughed and cried within the first several minutes.
“There are socioeconomic and structural disparities in the world that are too vast to continue unnoticed.”
Coldplay releases “Everglow,” Foxes teases listeners with “If You Leave Me Now” and Pope Francis rouses the world with “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!”.
Boston College is hosting a four-day conference to examine different parts of Pope Francis’ encyclical addressing climate change and environmental sustainability.
